Intended use:
RIDASCREEN®FAST Aflatoxin M1 is a competitive enzyme immunoassay for the
quantitative analysis of aflatoxin M1 in milk and milk powder.
The test was validated with the matrices milk and milk powder.
General information:
Aflatoxins are carcinogenic, highly toxic metabolites of the mould fungi Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. Aflatoxin M1 is produced as a metabolite of aflatoxin B1. It is secreted with the milk after the feeding of aflatoxin B1 content feedstuffs to lactating cows. As aflatoxin M1 is relatively stable towards the pasteurizing process, not only a comprehensive routine check of the raw materials to be processed is required, but also of the final products.
Specifications:
Format:Microtiter plate with 48 wells (6 strips with 8 removable wells each)
Standards:0 ppt (zero standard), 250 ppt, 500 ppt, 1000 ppt,
2000 ppt
Sample preparation: milk: degreasing
milk powder: reconstitution and degreasing
Incubation time:15 min
Detection limit: Limit of detection: < 367 ng/l (ppt)
Limit of quantification: 500 ng/l (ppt)
(corresponding to the standard substance)
